The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

Earth ErcIaDsaffons Of sarJ,rfse--- The old
Timers Could Learn fhe Bovs Thing or
Tsco~--Nofes.
BY all odds the most lively and excit-
inc game OF base ball ever played here
occurred last Sunday afternoon at the
River Park ball grounds, the contesting
mines being Tim Sullivan's Flowers OF
Kildare" and Denney O'Brien's Lilies
OF the Valley" To begin with Sunday
IL not Just the day to indulge In such
sport but IL was the most favorable day
that has dawned for sometime and MIR.
Sullivan's men had made some brags
and were anxious to get at MIR. O'Brien's
people. No less than fifty spectators
Ito make even numbers three dogs are
included) were ON the ground and all
were anxious for the grand treat that
they knew was i'm store for them. After
considerable wrangling "a man by the
name of johnson, called 40 on this oc-
cassion, because that's his name, was
chosen umpire OF the game. Play was
called at two o'clock, O'Brien having
won the toss and AL. Austrian made
three jumps and landed on the pitchers
box, the cover of which was soon knock
ed off, 40 TO speak, and he began twirl-
ing the sphere over the platein a manner
delight ID. O'Brien held out the willow
and sent foul over third shipping the
ashes off Bartels cigar and bringing him
TO sense OF duty. O'Brien got thenext
one fair and sent lit over the tips OF Uren's
fingers as he stood on tip-toe, and got
safe TO first. Dryslan went To bat and
O'Brien iioated gently to second; Drys-
Ian got his ball, he being good waitah,
and moved swath down the line to
third and landed on bag number one
with both feet Hurley came to bat and
on the first ball the umpire called four
strikes and Hurley retired. Teainey
sent little one TO the left OF first and
made the bag, bringing i'm 0'Brien and
letting Dryslan TO third. Atkinson fol-
lowed Tearney and raised "A fly TO Sulli-
van who held il i'm his hat and threw To
first, shutting off Tearney and Atkinson.
Previous to this fly Dryslan got the
wind just right and sailed home on a
passed ball Mr.. Sullivan was well
pleased and declared that his men were
ball players OF no smallcaliber. O'Brien
To bat. but failed TO get the first bag and
came i'm TO sit in the shade and talk to
the umpire. Uren made n three bagger
that won for him loud applause and n
twofer from Mr.. Sullivan. Bartel failed
! 10 make first and Urcn came home
| Austrian made n fine hit but the ball fell
ON first before he got there and the side
retired with but one count. The Lilies
went i'm and were white-washed by the
umpire. hc imagining himself playing a
game of double-barreled pedro. Casino
went TO bat and the umpire swung for
| the "pede" but did not get in; he swung
again and called three strikes ON the bat
| ter, the umpire swung once more and
caught the "pede" and he felt 40 good
over IL that he called the next ball n
strike and retired Chsina in short order
Uncle Hay Seed made first on n passed
ball and dropped ON second by wild
throw to first. Prince got one high up
which dropped into Urcn's hands t,nd
the boys walked To places. The Flowers
were retired i'm short order by u pretty
play. Laduke made second with Urcn
ON first when Waters got a nice one
which Dryslan did not let reach terra
! firma, threw 20 second then TO first and
caught the boys. To go on and describe
| the playing would require too much
/ space, hut there was some fine playing
done on both sides, especially by the
umpire and the game ended with only
the tallies made in the first inning. The
game was played for n purse $3.50 which
the stakeholder refused TO give up. ON
| the grounds that the umpire was blind
! i'm one eve and could not see first base,
and il ia since learned that the stake
holder invested the money in the Lousi-
ana State Lottery in behalf oil the Lilies.
| Annendad Ia the ecore.